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Indian Burying Place Cemetery

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Indian Burying Place Cemetery

Information was collected July 1990 by Jill Marshall, with additions from Paul Coombs, also collected 1990.

Indian Burying Place is located approximately halfway between Nippers Harbour to the south, and Shoe Cove to the north. John & Emma Adams are believed to have been the first family to settle there, sometime in the 1790s-early 1800s. It was abandoned in the 1960s, and no road was ever put through. It can be reached by boat, walking overland or by skidoo in the winter from Snooks Arm. In 1921 the population was 45; in 1935 39 persons resided there.

The headstone inscriptions were transcribed by JILL MARSHALL, 1990. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.

Paul Price, Indian Burying Place Newfoundland
Oil on masonite/panel, 13.25" x 15.75", 1999

Name	Date	Additional Headstone Information	Additional Research Information
Robert (?Herbert) PROLE	died Jul 22 1956 age 58 yrs	husband of Effie, father of Gerald	While name looked like Robert, this may be Herbert Prole bc May 1895, who married Effie Oake and had son Gerald; Herbert Prole was the son of James Robert Prole & Louisa White
John Robert STUDLEY	died June 9 1904 age 44 yrs		Son of Thomas STOODLEY & Eliza MAY; church records state died 1905
Also Elizabeth Ann STUDLEY	died Sep 20 1892 age 21 yrs		Dau of Thomas STOODLEY & Eliza MAY
Isabella WHITE	died June 22 1885 age 22 yrs	wife of George WHITE	Dau of Henry STOODLEY & Alice POLLARD; md George Albert WHITE
Susanna PROWLE	died Jul 24 1889 age 58 yrs	wife of George Prole, erected by sons James & Kenneth	nee HOWELL
George PROWLE	died Dec 14 1889 age 66 yrs	husb of Susanna (Howell) Prole, erected by sons James & Kenneth	son of William PROLE & Mary ADAMS
Kenneth PROLE	died Aug 27 1932 age 63	erected by wife Dorcas Prole	Son of George PROLE & Susanna HOWELL
Dorcas Mary PROLE	died Feb 21 1954 age 77 yrs	wife of Kenneth Prole	nee STARKS; dau of David STARKS & Miriam WHITE
Mary PROLE	died Aug 23 1929 age 76 yrs	sister of Kenneth Prole	Dau of George PROLE & Susanna HOWELL
Caroline Lucretia LIND	died Sep 16 1876 age 3 yrs	Dau of Henry & Elizabeth LIND	Henry Lind was an accountant at Betts Cove in the 1880s
Edward Albert PROLE	died Aug 6 1944 age 39 yrs		Son of James Albert PROLE & Katherine SHAVE
Katherine PROLE	died Oct 17 1930 age 63 yrs	wife of James A Prole	nee SHAVE; dau of Henry SHAVE of Christchurch, Hants (mother reported to be Arabella BRETT)
Henry SHAVE	died May 14 1911 age 90 yrs	Native of Christchurch, Hants, England	From personal research; born Nov 25 1811 Christchurch, Hampshire, England, son of Robert & Susanna SHAVE; source: British Isles Vital Records CD of the LDS Church
Wilhemina Pearl MAY	died Feb 15 1938 age 41 yrs	Wife of Henry MAY	nee STOODLEY; dau of John Thomas STOODLEY & Lucy (?nee WHITE)
John APELETT (APBLETT)	(not collected due to the presence of bees !)	Erected by brother Abraham	(See collection of Paul Coombs below)
Frederick PROLE	died Feb 19 1958 age 75 yrs		Son of Robert PROLE & Susan GILES; md Lilly Bartlett of Change Islands; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Sidney STOODLEY	died Jan 3 1959 age 62 yrs	Erected by wife Jessamine and foster daughter Rosanna	Adopted son of Jacob Charles STOODLEY & Mary Fanny PROLE; md Jessamina PROLE; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Jacob STOODLEY	died Nov 13 1957 age 89 yrs	(husband of Mary)	Son of Henry STOODLEY & Eliza UNKNOWN; md Mary Fanny PROLE; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Mary STOODLEY	died Nov 3 1939 age 63 yrs	wife of Jacob Stoodley	nee Mary Fanny PROLE; dau of Robert PROLE & Susan GILES
Henry STOODLEY	died Aug 29 1935 age 92 yrs, 11 months	Father	youngest child of Thomas STOODLEY Sr & Jane ADAMS; Susanna was his 3rd wife
Susanna STOODLEY	died Dec 13 1927 age 81 yrs, 5 months	Mother	3rd wife of Henry Stoodley; maiden name unknown. METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Sophia WHITE	died Nov 18 1861 age 26 yrs	Wife of Levi White	nee BOWERS of Round Harbour
Levi WHITE	died Jan 23 1913 age 84 yrs	Father; erected by son William	Son of James White Sr & Ann ADAMS: md (1) Sophia Bowers & (2) Elizabeth Rideout
Elizabeth WHITE	died Jan 19 1913 age 71 yrs	Stepmother	Nee RIDEOUT of Rogues Hr; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Stanley RYAN	died Apr 28 1919 age 23 1/2 years	Erected by brother Albert	Son of Thomas RYAN & Caroline RIDEOUT; died at South West Arm, brought home to be buried; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Caroline RYAN	died May 28 1913 age 50 yrs	Wife of Thomas Ryan	nee RIDEOUT of Indian Burying Place; dau of Isaac RIDEOUT & Caroline WHITE; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Amelia RIDEOUT	died Mar 10 1866 age 23 yrs	Wife of Joseph Rideout	nee WHITE; dau of James WHITE Sr & Ann ADAMS; aka Emily; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Mary STUDLEY	died Mar 9 1908 age 29 yrs	Wife of Joseph Studley	nee WHITE; dau of John WHITE & Emma PARDY; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Isaac RIDEOUT	died October 1867 (no age given)	Husband of Caroline White; erected by dau Sophia SNOW and her brother John RIDOUT
Caroline RIDEOUT	died Apr 4 1906 age 72 yrs	Wife of Isaac Rideout; erected by dau Sophia SNOW and her brother John RIDOUT	nee WHITE; dau of James White Sr & Ann ADAMS; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Fanny WHITE	died Oct 24 1903 age 24 yrs	Wife of Elias White	nee Frances Jane BISHOP; dau of Robert & Louisa BISHOP of South West Arm; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
James WHITE	died Sept 23 1914 age 88 yrs	(husband of Mary)	Son of James White Sr & Ann ADAMS
Mary WHITE	died Jan 19 1911 age 76 yrs	Wife of James White	Nee BOWERS, of Indian Burying Place; METHODIST section per Paul Coombs
Albert STOODLEY	died Sept 22 1958 age 58 yrs	Erected by brother Stafford Stoodley	Son of John Thomas STOODLEY & Lucy (?nee WHITE)
James ADAMS	died 1841* age 41 yrs		Son of John ADAMS & Emma UNKNOWN: year on headstone believed to be in error (possibly died between 1845/1847); husband of Rosanna (Rosa) UNKNOWN
HEADSTONES COLLECTED BY PAUL COOMBS 1990; research notes by Jill Marshall
Matilda MAY	died Feb 13 1913 age 74 yrs	Wife of Thomas May	Nee WHITE, dau of James White Sr & Ann ADAMS; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
George Alfred BOWERS	died Jul 8 1960 age 80 yrs	Husband of Dora Minnie Bowers	Son of Thomas BOWERS & Joannah FOSS; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Dora Minnie BOWERS	died Jul 13 1941 age 61 yrs	nee Madora GILES, dau of William & Mary Ann GILES of Bobbys Cove; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Jessie Elizabeth DAWE	died 31 Dec 1904 age 51 yrs		nee ELLIOTT, of Twillingate; wife of Robert Dawe of Lance Cove, Conception Bay, md 1874 at Indian Burying Place; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Chesley Philip WHITE	died Feb 13 1913 age 4 yrs, 6 months	Son of Arthur & Emily White
Susanna Maud RIDEOUT	died Aug 29 1911 age 16 yrs	Daughter of John Rideout	Mother was Charlotte ADAMS; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Annie RIDEOUT	died Aug 2 1910 age 20 yrs	Wife of Warwick Rideout	Maiden name unknown; husband was son of John RIDEOUT & Charlotte ADAMS; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Michael POWER	died Oct 22 1914 age 49 yrs	Died from injuries received while working at Terra Nova Mines, Baie Verte	Husband of Elizabeth (Annie) MAY; dau of Thomas MAY & Matilda WHITE; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Gladys APBLETT	age 10 years (no dates)		ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
John APBLETT	died Sep 2 1880 age 30 yrs	Died at Little Bay Mines, a native of Illinois USA*, erected by Notre Dame Bay Lodge of A.F. & A.M.	Married Ruth PROLE, dau of George PROLE & Susanna HOWELL; at marriage he was stated to be of Newport, DEVON; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
James Alban* PROLE	died Dec 13 1953 age 86 yrs	By family	*bapt as JAMES ALBERT; md Katherine SHAVE; son of George PROLE & Susanna HOWELL; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Arthur Freeman PROLE	died 8 March 1886 age 7 months (SEE RESEARCH)	Son of W H & Jane PROULE	This date must have been mis-read; he was born Oct 15 1900 & died Mar 8 1906, age 5 1/4 yrs, from church records; son of William Henry PROLe & Jane STOODLEY; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Robert Edward PROULE	died Nov 29 1909 age 16 yrs	Drowned	Son of William Henry PROLE & Jane STOODLEY; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Richard PROLE	died Feb 8 1912 age 68 yrs		Son of James PROLE & Elizabeth UNKNOWN; married Maria Susan RIDEOUT of Rogues Hr; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Thomas STUDLEY	died Mar 21 1907 age 78 yrs	(husband of Eliza)	Son of Thomas STOODLEY Sr & Jane ADAMS; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs
Eliza STUDLEY	died Feb 14 1879 age 43 yrs	Wife of Thomas Studley	nee MAY, of Indian Burying Place; likely daughter of John & Sarah MAY
Ann PARDY	died Sep 25 1868 age 19 yrs	Wife of Abel Pardy	Maiden name unknown; had son George Albert bc Jan 1868 Tilt Cove, bap Jul 11 1869; ANGLICAN section per Paul Coombs

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